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Albatross Heavy Dropship

Introduced in Dropzone Commander

The Albatross is the primary mass orbital insertion craft of the UCM. It has been designed solely to drop the largest number of vehicles to the battlefield with the maximum of efficiency. As such, it eschews heavy armour in favour of greater lift and fuel capacity.

Despite its relatively light armour, the Albatross is bristling with under-wing folding heavy machine guns in addition to a chin mounted twin UM-44 cannon. This has led to the affectionate nickname ‘The Flying Porcupine’. Such formidable firepower makes it more than capable of sweeping dropzones of enemy infantry.

Able to deliver a full section of nine main battle tanks direct to the front, the timely arrival of a single Albatross may turn the tide of battle. It is a crucial part of the UCM military machine, the indispensable bridge between the Colonial Armoured Corps and their foes.

Current Stats & Rules (v2.4 2020-10-02)

Name	Mv	CM	A	Dp	Type	Category	Sq	T	Pts	Special
Albatross	18“	A	10	9	Aircraft	Auxiliary	1-99	A18	60	-

Weapons	M&F	Arc	R(F)	R(C)	Sh	Ac	E	Special
Machinegun Battery (Left)	9”	F/S(Left)/R	36“	12”	4	4+	4	-
Machinegun Battery (Right)	9“	F/S(Right)/R	36”	12“	4	4+	4	-
Twin UM-5 Gatling	9”	F	24“	12”	4	4+	3	-
Missile Pods *	9“	F	36”	9“	1	3+	8	Penetrative¹⁾

Optional Weapons: May take Missile Pods for +5 Points

Version History

Dropzone Commander (2012)

Name	Mv	CM	A	Dp	LZ	Type	Category	S+C	Pts	Special
Albatross	12”	A	5	6	L	Aircraft	Transport	T, Wide	-

Weapons	M&F	Arc	R(F)	R(C)	Sh	Ac	E	Special
Machinegun Battery (Left)	6“	F/S(Left)/R	36”	12“	4	4+	4	-
Machinegun Battery (Right)	6”	F/S(Right)/R	36“	12”	4	4+	4	-
Twin UM-5 Gatling	6“	F	24”	12“	4	4+	3	-
Missile Pods *	6”	F	36“	9”	1	3+	8	SC²⁾

Missile Pods Upgrade: An Albatross may be upgraded with missile pods for +15pts

Beta v2.4.1 (2018-05-02)

Mv increased from 12“ to 18”

All weapons M&F increased from 6“ to 9”

Missile Pods Upgrade cost reduced from +15 to +5pts

Transport capacity assigned: A9

Battle for Earth v2.0 (2019-06-17)

Standard BfE Changes Not Detailed

Balance Pass v2.1 (2019-09-19)

Unit cost reduced from 65 to 60pts

Dp increased from 6 to 9

¹⁾

Penetrative weapons always do damage to targets on a damage roll of 6.

²⁾

Shaped Charge - A Shaped Charge shot will always cause 1 point of damage on a roll of 6+ if it would not normally be powerful enough to inflict damage (roll to hit first as usual).